Isao Kimura

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

99

Gender

Male

Birthday

1923-06-22

Day of death

1981-07-04 (58 years old)

Place of Birth

Senda, Hiroshima, Japan

Isao Kimura

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Isao Kimura (木村 功 Kimura Isao), also known as Kō Kimura, was a Japanese actor. He appeared in several films directed by Akira Kurosawa. The first was Stray Dog (1949) as Yusa the criminal. Perhaps his most notable collaboration with Kurosawa was in Seven Samurai as the youngest of the samurai, Katsushiro. During his career he also appeared in several films directed by Mikio Naruse as well as appearing in the famous Lone Wolf and Cub film series. In addition to a film career spanning almost thirty years, Kimura founded and directed an acting company which ultimately went bankrupt. He died of esophageal cancer at 57 years old.

Known For

  • Seven Samurai

    Seven Samurai

  • High and Low

    High and Low

  • Ikiru

    Ikiru

  • Throne of Blood

    Throne of Blood

  • Pastoral: To Die in the Country

    Pastoral: To Die in the Country

  • Ayu no uta

    Ayu no uta

  • Our Marriage

    Our Marriage

  • The Temple of Wild Geese

    The Temple of Wild Geese

  • The Thinking Leaf

    The Thinking Leaf

  • Snow Country

    Snow Country

  • Little Peach

    Little Peach

  • Young Lord Yakuza

    Young Lord Yakuza

  • Summer Clouds

    Summer Clouds

  • Lone Wolf and Cub: White Heaven in Hell

    Lone Wolf and Cub: White Heaven in Hell

  • Black Lizard

    Black Lizard

  • Miyamoto Musashi: Birth of Two Sword Style

    Miyamoto Musashi: Birth of Two Sword Style

  • Student Double Suicide

    Student Double Suicide

  • Assassination

    Assassination

  • Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai

    Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai

  • The Harbor Lights

    The Harbor Lights

  • Hahakogusa

    Hahakogusa

  • Miyamoto Musashi V: Musashi vs Kojiro

    Miyamoto Musashi V: Musashi vs Kojiro

  • The Affair

    The Affair

  • Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights

    Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights

  • Hero of the Red Light District

    Hero of the Red Light District

  • The Story of Pure Love

    The Story of Pure Love

  • Bloody Record of the Shinsengumi

    Bloody Record of the Shinsengumi

  • Hokkaido, My Love

    Hokkaido, My Love

  • Miyamoto Musashi

    Miyamoto Musashi

  • The Valley Between Love and Death

    The Valley Between Love and Death

  • Beautiful Days

    Beautiful Days

  • Journey

    Journey

  • The Love of the Actress Sumako

    The Love of the Actress Sumako

  • Conquest

    Conquest

  • Yakuza of Seki

    Yakuza of Seki

  • At the End of the Clouds

    At the End of the Clouds

  • Akutoku

    Akutoku

  • Tengoku wa doko da

    Tengoku wa doko da

  • Cape Ashizuri

    Cape Ashizuri

  • Secret Information

    Secret Information

  • Confessions Among Actresses

    Confessions Among Actresses

  • Impasse

    Impasse

  • A Lonely Woman in a Lonely Land

    A Lonely Woman in a Lonely Land

  • Rice

    Rice

  • The Angry Street

    The Angry Street

  • The Yamabiko School

    The Yamabiko School

  • Still I Live On

    Still I Live On

  • Sazen Tange and The Secret of the Urn

    Sazen Tange and The Secret of the Urn

  • Four Sisters

    Four Sisters

  • White Cliffs

    White Cliffs

  • The Sacrifice of the Human Torpedoes

    The Sacrifice of the Human Torpedoes

  • Vacuum Zone

    Vacuum Zone

  • A Billionaire

    A Billionaire

  • Cruel Story of the Shogunate's Downfall

    Cruel Story of the Shogunate's Downfall

  • The Eighth Enemy

    The Eighth Enemy

  • Tokyo Detective Girl

    Tokyo Detective Girl

  • The Brass General

    The Brass General

  • Sky Scraper!

    Sky Scraper!

  • Violence

    Violence

  • Price of Beauty

    Price of Beauty

  • Miyamoto Musashi: The Duel at Ichijo Temple

    Miyamoto Musashi: The Duel at Ichijo Temple

  • Invitation from the Beach

    Invitation from the Beach

  • Cases of Umon: The Woman with an Umbrella

    Cases of Umon: The Woman with an Umbrella

  • Pleasure Resort Troubadour's Song

    Pleasure Resort Troubadour's Song

  • Ofukuro

    Ofukuro

  • Weeping Doll

    Weeping Doll

  • Showdown in Blood

    Showdown in Blood

  • Police Precinct: Crime at High Noon

    Police Precinct: Crime at High Noon

  • Tomorrow I'll Be a Fire-Tree

    Tomorrow I'll Be a Fire-Tree

  • Affair in the Snow

    Affair in the Snow

  • Dancing Girl

    Dancing Girl

  • Where did Sharaku go?

    Where did Sharaku go?

  • The Shape of Night

    The Shape of Night

  • Avalanche

    Avalanche

  • Rusty Pendant

    Rusty Pendant

  • Elegy

    Elegy

  • The End of a Day

    The End of a Day

  • The Prickly-Mouthed Geisha Goes to Sado

    The Prickly-Mouthed Geisha Goes to Sado

  • Police Precinct: Nothing Left at the Scene

    Police Precinct: Nothing Left at the Scene

  • Knightly Advice

    Knightly Advice

  • Yukiko

    Yukiko

  • I Saw the Killer

    I Saw the Killer

  • Mr. Pu

    Mr. Pu

  • 拳銃野郎に御用心

    拳銃野郎に御用心

  • Beyond Love and Hate

    Beyond Love and Hate

  • Beyond the Seasonal Wind

    Beyond the Seasonal Wind

  • Fill the Cup with Blood

    Fill the Cup with Blood

  • Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Stray Dog'

    Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Stray Dog'

  • Stray Dog

    Stray Dog

  • My Brother

    My Brother

  • Sekidô matsuri

    Sekidô matsuri

  • The Woman and the Pirate

    The Woman and the Pirate

  • City

    City

  • Daigaku buyū-den

    Daigaku buyū-den

  • The Stragglers

    The Stragglers

  • Nukata no Ōkimi

    Nukata no Ōkimi

  • Seishi Yokomizo Series II Masquerada

    Seishi Yokomizo Series II Masquerada

  • Nippon no obaachan

    Nippon no obaachan

  • The Wife is a University Student

    The Wife is a University Student